Question 1

Which is the standard American way to ask if someone has something?

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Do you have any apple slices?

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Do you got any apple slices?

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You have any apple slices?

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Have you any apple slices?

Question 2

Which form omits the auxiliary 'do' in casual US speech?

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You have some time?

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Have you got some time?

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Did you have some time?

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Do you have some time?

Question 3

Which is ungrammatical but often heard informally in the US?

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Do you got some time?

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You have some time?

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Do you have some time?

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Have you got some time?

Question 4

Which is the correct past-tense question in standard English?

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Did you have a car?

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Have you had a car?

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Do you have a car?

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You had a car?

Question 5

Which statement is the standard US way to express possession?

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I have a house to show.

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I ain't got a house to show.

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I gotta have a house to show.

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I've got a house to show.

Question 6

Which best describes 'I've got a great life'?

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Informal in US, standard in UK

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Ungrammatical in both

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Formal in US, archaic in UK

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Standard in US, informal in UK

Question 7

Which form is extremely informal and non-standard dialect?

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I ain't got it.

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I've got it.

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I have got it.

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I got it.

Question 8

Which question is the very formal/literary UK form?

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Have you any idea?

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You have any idea?

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Do you have any idea?

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Have you got any idea?

Question 9

In modern UK speech, which would you hear most often for 'Do you have a pen?'

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Have you got a pen?

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You have a pen?

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Have you any pen?

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Do you have a pen?

Question 10

Which is the most common way to inquire about someone's availability in American English?

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Do you have time to talk?

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Have you got time to talk?

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You have time to talk?

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Did you have time to talk?

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